In 1996, choreographer John Neumeier had an epiphany. He was in Berlin watching a performance of Chekhov's The Seagull when he suddenly envisioned the classic play as a ballet. "Ideas came flooding ...

Tennessee Williams’ 1947 seminal play “A Street Car Named Desire” was transformed into a superb ballet, full of raw emotion, by the Scottish Ballet which offered the first of four performances Friday ...

Sparks flew as steel blades clashed during a recent Atlanta Ballet rehearsal. Dancers Christian Clark and Benjamin Stone struck their swords high and low, advancing and retreating, with every lunge, ...

Copeland ended the night by making a final appearance as the prima ballerina and danced her final number with the American ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To us mortals in the stalls, ballet and musical theatre might seem to share a lot in common. Get up close, though, and they’re worlds ...

This season the Houston Ballet is presenting three – count them, three! – ballets based on the works of William Shakespeare. One is John Neumeier’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which opened September 4, ...

I read with genuine excitement Matthew Bourne’s excellent commentary on his fine production “Play Without Words” (“What More Is There to Say?,” April 10). As a ballet choreographer who has been ...